When the World Turns
19 – 20 March 2025
GLISTEN Fest presents ‘When the World Turns’, a touring production by Oily Cart (UK) and Polyglot Theatre (AUS).
Join us in a living, breathing, sensory adventure. The world has decided things need to change. It’s shaken and shuffled, tumbled and turned, and now something magical and mischievous has started to grow…
Immersed amongst hundreds of real plants, watch, hear and feel as music, puppets, sounds, scents and shadows come to life around you. Here we can be still, here we can just be. Together, we’ll create a new world, led by our senses. This world will be different because you are here.
When the World Turns is an accessible, intimate, interactive show from the pioneers of sensory theatre, Oily Cart. You can expect lots of up-close sensory moments, a gentle pace, and plenty of breathing space for processing. The show has been expertly crafted for visitors who have profound and multiple learning disabilities.
“Profoundly moving… reveals new possibilities” The Conversation
A collaboration between Oily Cart (UK) and Polyglot Theatre (AUS). When the World Turns was originally commissioned by Arts Centre Melbourne for major arts and disability festival Alter State.
Booking
Open Wednesday 19 March – Thursday 20 March 2025
Each performance of When the World Turns lasts approximately one hour. The show has been designed for young people up to the age of 25, who experience the most barriers to access. It’s a gentle, atmospheric show, with lots of up close sensory interaction. It deliberately leaves space for slower processing times and for ‘being’ rather than doing. Because of the calm energy and slower pace, we do not recommend When the World Turns for young people who need to move around a lot and/or prefer a more active sensory experience.
Tickets are limited to six participants and six carers per performance. You also have the option to purchase spectator tickets for additional visitors. Spectators can watch and enjoy the performance but won’t be part of the interactive experience. Spectator tickets are limited to four per performance and are purchased separately from performance tickets.
Tickets cost £10 for one participant plus one essential carer. Spectator tickets cost £5 per person. On the booking page you will be given the opportunity to support our work by donating to LEVEL Centre. This is optional and will not affect your booking.
Please select your tickets using the booking calendar. You’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking which also gives you the option to rearrange if required.
Important information about the performance:
Doterra Juniper & Vetiver essential oils and water mists will be used in the performance.
Visitors will experience:
- Gentle pulses of light
- Some sudden noises
- Interaction with cast members
Plan your visit…
Our building is accessible but please contact us if you would like to discuss your visit and the Team will be happy to help. Below are some resources to help you plan your visit. We can’t wait to see you!
About: Oily Cart
For over 40 years, Oily Cart has been creating remarkable, accessible shows that connect with babies, children and young people, and their families. In this time we have pioneered a whole new artform: Sensory Theatre. By pushing theatre beyond words – using not just 5, but all 33 senses – we create immersive wonderlands that never tell children how they should watch theatre, but learn from them what theatre should be. An Oily Cart show can happen in your local theatre, hydrotherapy pool or school hall; on a trampoline or online; at home or even up in the air.
Each sensory experience is a space to be who you are and to be together: the magic happens somewhere between us. We collaborate with disabled and non-disabled artists of all ages, always considering those who experience the most barriers first. With each show, we fight for a world where theatre welcomes everyone.
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